Atoms and Ashes von Serhii Plokhy
From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 384 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Verlag: Penguin Books UKPenguin
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9780141997179

A timely and enthralling study of the atomic age and its perils . . . a meticulously researched historyLawrence Freedman Financial Times

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BYSUNDAY TIMESANDHISTORY TODAY<br><br>'Absolutely stunning. . . a formidable achievement. A six-part historical thriller that is essential reading for both our politicians and the ordinary citizen'Kai Bird<br><br>Best-selling historian Serhii Plokhy returns with an illuminating exploration of the atomic age through the history of six nuclear disasters<br><br>In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the first, and it was not the worst. . .<br><br>InAtoms and Ashes, acclaimed historian Serhii Plokhy tells the tale of the six nuclear disasters that shook the world: Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. Based on wide-ranging research and witness testimony, Plokhy traces the arc of each crisis, exploring in depth the confused decision-making on the ground and the panicked responses of governments to contain the crises and often cover up the scale of the catastrophe.<br><br>As the world increasingly looks to renewable and alternative sources of energy, Plokhy lucidly argues that the atomic risk must be understood in explicit terms, but also that these calamities reveal a fundamental truth about our relationship with nuclear technology: that the thirst for power and energy has always trumped safety and the cost for future generations.

1GBSerhii Plokhyis the author ofChernobyl: History of a Tragedy, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Pushkin House Book Prize, and theNew York TimesbestsellerThe Gates of Europe.His many acclaimed books, includingThe Russo-Ukrainian War, Nuclear FollyandAtoms and Ashes,have been translated into over a dozen languages. He is Professor of History at Harvard University where he also serves as Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute.

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